Assistant Psychologist

This is an opportunity to join the Sheffield Memory Service as a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist (1.0 WTE, 6 month fixed term contract).

Applications are being sought for psychology graduates who have a 2:1 degree (from a course accredited by the BPS) & can demonstrate passion & experience of working as part of MDT's, working with older people, people with cognitive impairment, administration, scoring & interpretation of cognitive assessments.

The successful applicant will work in the Memory Service alongside the MDT, in a variety of clinical roles including completing core cognitive assessments & facilitating group sessions. The role also provides opportunity for supporting clinical governance initiatives including reviewing & implementing outcome measures and a variety of audits & working on a variety of service developments. to support the assessment & diagnosis of dementia.

The successful applicant would join the Older Adult & Neurological Conditions Psychology service. The OA & NC psychologists comprises of psychologists, AP's & trainees who work into a range of settings (mental health, dementia, stroke, long term neurological conditions). You would receive weekly supervision as well as informal support & development opportunities.

We anticipate these poststo be very popular & expect to receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we reserve the right to close applications early. Interviews will be held remotely on 27th May 2026.

Main duties of the job

To be required to work on a frequent basis with older people with cognitive and mental health problems.

To be able to administer, score & interpret cognitive assessments to service users undergoing a dementia diagnostic work-up within a multi-disciplinary team.

To undertake protocol-basedassessments of service users, including the use of self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the person's care under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist.

You will need high levels of organisational and report writing skills. You will need to be flexible and adapt to working with service users with possible cognitive impairment. You will need to demonstrate a high level of communication skills (written & verbal) and be able to work in emotionally distressing situations. Additionally, you must possess the ability to use computers for maintaining electronic patient records, word processing, presentations, databases, spreadsheets and email. It is a varied and interesting job role and you will receive the management, training and supervision you need to enable you to contribute fully to the work of the team and build your experience towards clinical training.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.